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screaching when lifting plow?

hi guys,
i have a 97 ram, 360 gas motor that sometimes screaches as the plow (meyer e60) is lifted while plowing...it actually sounds like the belt squealing but i don't understand how that could happen...any idea's?
thanks,
steve

Check the belt!!! Remove the belt from the truck and spin all the pullys. One might be a little tight or the spring tension on the idler pully might be weak / siezed or broken. When the pump from the plow demands more energy the alt has to work harder and is much harder to turn. This causes the belt to slip.